Improved washing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM KYLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.l

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 41.708, dated February23, 1864.

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM KYLE, of the city and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Machine forWashing Clothes and PartiallyDrying the Same.

The following specification embraces a full description of my saidinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 represents an isometric perspective view of my machine completeas it would appear as applied to washing clothes.

The main feature of my invention consists in mounting an angular box orcase upon horizontal trunnions ateach end of the same and in line witheach other, so that it may be made to revolve readily, the axial line ofsuch trunnions being diagonal or eccentric to the longitudinal axis otthe box or case. 'lhe action upon any body conined in such case when itis being rotated will be more readily understood than it could bedescribed without prolixity.

A, Fig. 1, is a trap-door for putting in or taking out clothes. Itshould be tilled, say, to about one-third of its contents lwith waterand a proper quantity of soap added, and then a quantity ot' clothes maybe put in till onehalf or more of the case is lled. 4Nothing further isrequired but to turn the machine by the crank B for, say, tive minutes,then draw oft' the dirty water by the faucet provided, (not shown inFig. l, but shown in Fig. 2, which is a longitudinal sectioin) andrinsing- Water is to be put in and the machine again operated for a fewminutes.

The sides of the machine b b (and, if desired, the ends) are maderemovable and like panels, while the bars c c are' fixed to and with themain frame c c.

Fig. 3 shows the machine in longitudinal section with the sides orpanels removed.

Now, the bars c, when clothes are being washed or rinsed, (the panels bthen being in,

place,) act not only asV rubbers, but prevent the clothes, from slidingdown in mass as each portion of the machine descends .to a lower level,so that the clothes during each revolution of the machine are carried upa certain distance several times and fall or tumble down with a splash,whereby the water is forced in sudden minute jets, as it were, throughtheir texture. After rinsing and the panels b being removed, the sameaction ofthe machine will force jets of air through the fabric as waterwas before, and dispel the water or the most of it held by absorption inthe clothes and leave them ready to be put upon the line for a quick andiinal drying. Thus the machine performs the duty ot' a wringer.77

Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section of my machine with cog-gearing forits rotation, the purpose of which will be plain.

In lieu of a simple open frame, my machine may be supported in awatertight tank with an open top.

The panels b will be provided (see a crosssection ot' one, Fig. 5) withstrips x x of packing material-such as india-rubber-let into their edgesin a dovetailed groove and properly fastened, so that they will form awatertight junction with their seats in the main frame. Of course,pinching-buckets or other 'astenin gs must be applied to hold the panelsin place as wanted.

I have purposely shown the bars c in Figs. 2, and 4 at different angles,inasmuch as they may be variously modified in this respect withoutchangin g the substantial nature of my device.

I have shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 the axles atxed to diagonally-oppositeangles of the case of my machine, but in the same vertical plane as itsaxis; but I still further prefer to `affix the axles todiagonally-opposite corners of the case, so that the line ofthe axlesshall be diagonal to such aforesaid vertical plane also, as I have shownin Fig. 1

I have anticipated that l could advantageously make my machineofmetal--such as sheetzinc or galvanized sheet-iron-and also that it mightbe advantageously used for other .purposes than Washing and dryingclothes, where the action upon inclosed bodies of attrition, concussion,and rolling,77 simultanely combined, or nearly so, was or would beuseful.

Having now fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe relative arrangement of the axles and body or case, and combiningthe barsf7 as described, the whole operating in the manner and for thepurposes set forth.

WILLIAM KYLE.

Witnesses:

J. A. H. HAsBnoUK, G. F. CASE.

